Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States

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250 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States

Suite 6002, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20579

Phone, 202–616–6975. Fax, 202–616–6993. Internet, http://www.justice.gov/fcsc.

Commissioners SYLVIA M. BECKER , RAFAEL E. MARTINEZ ,

ANUJ C. DESAI

The Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission of the United States is a

quasi-judicial, independent agency

within the Department of Justice, which

adjudicates claims of U.S. nationals

against foreign governments, either

under specif‌i c jurisdiction conferred by

Congress or pursuant to international

claims settlement agreements. The

decisions of the Commission are f‌i nal

and are not reviewable under any

standard by any court or other authority.

Funds for payment of the Commission’s

awards are derived from congressional

appropriations, international claims

settlements, or the liquidation of foreign

assets in the United States by the

Departments of Justice and the Treasury.

The Commission also has authority

to receive, determine the validity and

amount, and provide for the payment of

claims by members of the U.S. Armed

Services and civilians held as prisoners

of war or interned by a hostile force

in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam

conf‌l ict or by the survivors of such

service members and civilians.

The Commission is also responsible

for maintaining records and responding

to inquiries related to the various claims

programs it has conducted against the

Governments of Albania, Bulgaria, China,

Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Ethiopia,

the Federal Republic of Germany, the

German Democratic Republic, Hungary,

Iran, Italy, Panama, Poland, Romania, the

Soviet Union, Vietnam, and Yugoslavia,

as well as those authorized under the

War Claims Act of 1948 and other

statutes.

Sources of Information

Employment For information of attorney

positions, contact the Off‌i ce of the

Chief Counsel, Suite 6002, 600 E Street

NW., Washington, DC 20579 (phone,

202–616–6975). For all other positions,

contact the Administrative Off‌i cer, same

address and phone.

Reading Room The reading room is

located at 600 E Street NW., Washington,

DC 20579. Phone, 202–616–6975.

For further information, contact the Off‌i ce of the Chairman, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of

the United States, Department of Justice, Suite 6002, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20579. Phone,

202–616–6975. Fax, 202–616–6993. Internet, http://www.justice.gov/fcsc.